Two of the three Alexander brothers were indicted on a new charge Monday, weeks before their federal sex trafficking trial is set to begin.
Oren Alexander, 37, and twin, Alon Alexander, were charged with sexual abuse by physical incapacitation, according to a superseding indictment filed in federal court Monday.
The indictment states that around January 2012, the twins engaged in a sexual act with a woman “while she was physically incapable of declining participation” while aboard “a Bahamian flagged cruise ship which departed from and arrived in the United States.”
In addition to the new charge, Oren Alexander, Alon Alexander and their older brother Tal Alexander, 38, were charged with 11 counts of conspiring over a decade to drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of women in Miami, New York, the Hamptons and other high-end locales.
Tal Alexander and Oren Alexander are prominent real estate brokers, selling luxury properties in Miami and New York City. Alon Alexander is an executive at a private security company owned and operated by his family.
Prosecutors have accused the three brothers of working together and with others to repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault and rape the women.
At times, according to the indictment, the brothers arranged for sexual assaults in advance, using the promise of luxury experiences, travel and accommodations to lure women to different locations. The women were sometimes raped and sexually assaulted, at times by multiple men, including one or more of the Alexander brothers, according to the indictment.
The brothers have each pleaded not guilty. A lawyer for the brothers, Marc Agnifilo, declined to comment Tuesday.
The three brothers appeared in court Monday morning after Oren Alexander and Alon Alexander were rearrested on the new count. They will be arraigned on the new charge Tuesday morning prior to a pretrial hearing.
All three remain in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City as they await trial.
Jury selection will begin Jan. 20 with the trial set to start Jan. 26.
